British bombardment of Kagoshima, Japan, August 15-17, 1863, artist's impression, zoomable image

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Bibliothèque nationale de France

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, January 22, 2014.

Depicted ContentBritish naval units bombard and largely destroy the Japanese city of Kagoshima on the island of Kyushu

Image type

engraving

Courtesy of

Bibliothèque nationale de France

Original caption

Expédition du Japon - Bombardement de Kagoshima par la flotte anglaise

Source citation

Le Monde Illustré (Paris), December 5, 1863, p. 353.

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